I’ve always loved playing with words and have been enthralled by the WORDS Writer’s Group which was set up almost a year ago now. It is held at the Art Hand, which is situated near Bonmahon at one of the most scenic parts of Co. Waterford’s stunning and historic Copper Coast.
The Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month and the whole essence of the event is that we share words ~ be they our own or those written by others. These are words across genres, generations and are local, global ~ mainly in English but sometimes not; mainly face-to-face but sometimes via Skype from far flung places. You can sit and listen, sit and respond or stand up and perform ….. with performance being as widely interpreted as the words themselves.
My contribution for this months event arose out of staring at a blank page with the letters W O R D S scrawled at the top. It dawned on me that moving the letter S to the beginning brought a SWORD into play and suddenly I could see a ginormous paper knife slitting open a huge envelope of words, thoughts, emotions, imaginings … that have been evoked by the WORDS Writer’s Group since its inception. The words that tumbled onto the page included:
Wounds Opposites Roots Darkness Ships
Winnings Ordinary Remembrance Dawnings Secrets
Worth Opportunity Realities Drawings Senses
Welcome Openings Records Drives Seamus Heaney
Warmth Oddities Reading Drinks Storms
Wonderment Observations Responses Death Sea Pinks
Wrappings Oneness Reactions Direction Songs
Willow Order Roadways Dread Singing
Winding Oceans Rhyme Doors Sounds
Wine Rhythm Dreams Silence
Whispers Reaching Desserts Sophisticated
Whipping Deserts Simple
Writing Daftness Soft
Daughters Sadness
Dots Sailing
Daring Sassy
Darkness Sunset
Dressing-room Sisters
Seats
Sharing
Stand-up
Shadows
Shafts
Smiles
Shelter
Success
WORDS Writer’s Group is very much a work in progress and I know that all the participants will have their own special words from the year that flown. I can’t but wonder what will be unleashed as we move into the future together….
It’s wondrous how many words there are just waiting to be used in different combinations, and all made from just 26 letters. All the millions of books that have been written, magazines, daily papers, all different and all with just 26 letters.
Lovely pic that last one Jean.
Hi Roy, it’s beyond wondrous about those 26 letters!
Glad you like the pic.
I echo Roy’s sentiments. The Looking Ahead photograph is stunning!
Thanks Suz, delighted you like the photo too. It’s a very special place to me, particularly at this time of year.
You have so many beautiful photos that I’m sharing many of them on pinterest.
Ah thanks, Sandy!
Wow, that photo of the Copper Coast is just terrific. I will have to make a point to get to Waterford on my next trip “home.” The Words Writers group sounds like fun!
Joanne, why not organise it so that you are in the Waterford area on the first Wednesday of whatever month and come along to WORDS. It’s great fun!
Lovely pictures and always lovely ideas! The Words group sounds like a great way to share your love of language and writing!
Thanks very much, GG. Yes, I feel very lucky to have such an inspirational group so close at hand.
The group sounds like a lot of fun, Jean, and both of your photos are so gorgeous that I can’t even pick a favorite. Simply stunning!
Lauren, many thanks for writing. Yes, WORDS is a great Group. As for the photos, you should see the whole coastline for real! The photos don’t do it anything like the justice it deserves.
Maybe someday I will see your coastline…it’s on my bucket list, itching to be crossed off! 🙂
Fingers firmly crossed that you get here!
Interesting thought… all the world in countless combinations of just 26 little letters! 🙂 ❤ ❤
KwH, I’d never thought of it like that until Roy mentioned it above. Amazing alright.